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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Korean-American shoots dead 5 at Atlanta sauna
A Korean-American shot dead four people at a Korean spa outside Atlanta before turning the gun on himself in a grisly murder-suicide, AFP and Yonhap News reported Wednesday. (WXIA-TV) The Norcross Police Depart
Feb. 22, 2012
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Memorial hall for Park Chung-hee opens
A memorial hall for late South Korean President Park Chung-hee opened Tuesday in Seoul after a decade of controversy over the project amid ongoing disputes over his influence on the country.Park Chung-hee, also the father of ruling Saenuri Party leader Park Geun-hye, seized power in a military coup in 1961 and ruled as a military strongman until being formally elected as president in 1963. He held the post for 16 years until 1979 when he was assassinated by his top intelligence aide.The late pre
Feb. 21, 2012
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Park defends son’s military exemption
Seoul mayor’s son agrees to disclose medical records; Park threatens suitSeoul Mayor Park Won-soon is fighting back against the military draft-dodging scandal surrounding his son, raised by independent lawmaker Kang Yong-seok.His son has agreed to disclose his medical records, while Park has threatened to sue those who spread the rumors, hoping to dampen mounting suspicions that the medical records were fabricated in so that his son could dodge the mandatory draft. On Monday night, the Seoul Met
Feb. 21, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Korea needs to be more assertive on Japanese rule
The rights of Korean victims of Japan’s colonial rule to seek compensation remain intact, said Park In-hwan, the new chief of the Prime Ministerial commission on investigating issues regarding forced labor during Japan’s occupation of Korea.“The rights of the individuals to seek compensation still stand. No comfort woman said entrusted their rights to the Korean government and no-one waived these rights,” Park said.“Even some Japanese lawyers agree to this. All conscientious people agree to this
Feb. 21, 2012
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Three arrested for stock rigging
Police have arrested three people for rigging share prices last month by spreading false rumors of a nuclear explosion in North Korea.Three others involved in the crime were booked without detention, the cyber crime bureau said Tuesday.They sent more than 200 online messages to securities analysts and traders on Jan. 6, claiming that a light-water reactor in Yongbyon had exploded and that radioactive materials were moving to the South. The groundless rumor caused the KOSPI to plummet by close to
Feb. 21, 2012
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[URGENT] Assembly speaker Park indicted without detention
[URGENT] Assembly speaker Park, former Lee aide Kim indicted without detention in connection a ruling party vote-buying scandal<한글 기사>검찰, 박희태ㆍ김효재 불구속기소조정만 수석비서관도 기소한나라당(현 새누리당) 전당대회 돈 봉투 살포 의혹을 수사해온 서울중앙지검 공안1부(이상호 부장검사)는 2008년 전대 당시 후보 였던 박희태(74) 국회의장과 박 후보 캠프 상황실장이던 김효재(60) 전 청와대 정무 수석을 정당법
Feb. 21, 2012
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Gangnam Boulevard to be non-smoking zone from April
Gangnam Boulevard, one of the most bustling spots in Seoul, will be designated as a no-smoking zone as part of citywide anti-smoking efforts, the Gangnam district office said Tuesday. Smoking on the 1 km boulevard from Sinnonhyeon subway station to Gangnam station will be prohibited from April along both sides of the street and those caught smoking will be fined 100,000 won ($90) from July. For three months starting in April, district officials plan to promote the policy without imposing fines.T
Feb. 21, 2012
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(Photo News) Tour bus hangs on the edge
ON THE EDGE -- A tour bus going from Dongnimmun to Sinchon in Seoul hangs on a highway after an accident on Monday evening. The bus overturned and was struck by a sedan traveling in the opposite direction. Sixteen passengers suffered minor injuries, according to police. Park Hyu
Feb. 20, 2012
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Korea gears up to deal with ‘death with dignity’
The government is planning to push for a legal revision allowing cessation of life support for terminally-ill patients in order to guarantee peaceful and less painful deaths. The authorities are to form a consultative group and a hearing board by end of the month to raise public awareness and speed the necessary discussion for the institutionalization of the “death with dignity.” Death with dignity refers to cessation of excessive treatments such as life support administered to simply extend the
Feb. 20, 2012
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Schools to decide own student conduct rules
Schools will be able to set their own student conduct rules without interference by their superintendents, education ministry officials said Monday. The Education Ministry is expected to issue an advance legislative notice Tuesday on the revision to the primary and secondary education law that will allow schools to set their own conduct guidelines on dress code, hairstyles, carrying cellphones and other issues. The revision came after the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education proclaimed an ordi
Feb. 20, 2012
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Prosecutors eye indictment for Park
Speaker said to have denied giving instructions or receiving report on vote-buying schemeNational Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae could be indicted without detention over allegations of vote-buying in the ruling party’s leadership election in 2008.In the early hours of Monday, investigators from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office finished questioning Park at this official residence in Seoul. The prosecutors’ office plans to announce the results of the 16-hour-long questioning within th
Feb. 20, 2012
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2 teenagers get jail term for bullying suicide case
Two middle school students were sentenced to prison terms Monday for habitually bullying a classmate until he jumped to his death last year after blaming them in a suicide note.The Daegu District Court sentenced the two, both 15-years-old, to imprisonment of three and a half years and three years, r
Feb. 20, 2012
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Over 25% of domestic business workers live in Seoul
More than one in four South Korean private business employees resides in Seoul, with nearly 22 percent of domestic business establishments located in the capital, data showed Monday.According to the data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, a total of 4.49 million people worked for Seoul‘s business establishments that employ at least one worker last year, up by 7.49 percent from a year earlier. The figure represented 25.42 percent of the country’s total business workers. The number of busines
Feb. 20, 2012
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Smoking at bus stations to cost 100,000 won
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will impose a 100,000 won ($90) fine on those caught smoking at bus stops in the capital from March. Smoking at 339 major bus stops, including at Seoul Station and Gangnam will be completely banned. The city government designated public bus stops as non-smoking areas in December as part of efforts to protect citizens from second-hand smoke, but has campaigned for three months without imposing fines.Officials said it will remind citizens of the smo
Feb. 20, 2012
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Political podcasts capture hearts of young voters
Thirty-two-year-old office worker Kim You-bin has a new hobby ― listening to political audio shows distributed online. From Monday through Saturday, new programs are uploaded and she enjoys the flood of information. “On weekends I download ‘Naneun Ggomsuda (I am a Slacker)’ and ‘Naneun Ggobsarida (I am a Plus-one.)’ On Wednesdays I take ‘Jeogong Bihaeng (Fly Low)’ and ‘Issue-leul Teoleojuneun Namja (Man Who Investigates Issues.)’ I listen to them while I’m commuting,” she said.Kim is one of mill
Feb. 19, 2012
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1,119 badly-rated teachers to undergo retraining
More than a thousand teachers who scored poorly in evaluations last year will undergo teacher training and development programs starting next month, the Education Ministry said Sunday. Out of 343,725 teachers in primary and secondary schools, as well as special education schools nationwide, 1,119 teachers have been selected for the training session.Until August, 64 teachers evaluated as “unsatisfactory” by both students and coworkers will attend either online or offline courses for up to 210 hou
Feb. 19, 2012
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Police to blacklist unruly students
The police tackling school gangs across the country are blacklisting students engaged in school violence or likely to commit violent acts, causing concerns about what areas in which the police should be active.According to the Korean National Police Agency, they expanded the category of perpetrators subject to their investigation from school gangs to unruly students involved in or likely to be involved in school violence.The agency recently ordered its units throughout the country to profile the
Feb. 19, 2012
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U.S. prosecutor shares jury system know-how
Steven Kim picked by Korean government to teach his experience of jury systemThe Korean justice system has come under fire after a slew of reports and several box office hits have highlighted corruption among judges and prosecutors.So it comes as no surprise that government officials here would be interested in hearing about other judicial systems.The government has invited a leading Korean-American prosecutor in the U.S. to discuss his extensive experience. King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor
Feb. 19, 2012
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Former energy envoy grilled over stock rigging
Kim Eun-seok, former ambassador for energy and resources, was grilled Friday over stock rigging and insider trading involving development of a Cameroon mine.They want to question him over whether he had orchestrated an exaggerated Foreign Ministry report on the profitability of the development by a KOSDAQ-listed company, as well as over his suspected involvement in insider-trading.As he entered the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, Kim denied any wrongdoing. “All I did was for the country. Ther
Feb. 17, 2012
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Match-fixing spreads to motorboat racing
Motorboat racing Friday became the latest local sport to be marred by match-fixing allegations.Prosecutors in Uijeongbu in Gyeonggi Province said they have arrested a 36-year-old racer, surnamed Park, on suspicions of fixing races. The racer allegedly took cash from a gambling broker in exchange for giving him the predicted orders of finishes in races.The broker, a 47-year-old also surnamed Park, has been booked without physical detention. The two aren’t related.Prosecutors said the racer receiv
Feb. 17, 2012